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UNiTED STATES PATENT y OEEICEQ JOSEPH w. DIXON AND JOHND. DEvINE, or VERSAILLES, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,827, dated July 29, 1902.

Application led March 10, 1902. ASerial No. 97,464. (No model.) A

To a/Z whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, JOSEPH W. DIXON and JOHN D. DEVINE,citizens of the United States of America, residing at Versailles, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rail-joints, and relates more particularly to that class wherein the use of nuts and bolts is entirely dispensed with.

The invention has for its object the provision of novel means whereby the sections of rails are securely fastened together and retained in a rigid position; furthermore, to provide novelnieans that will permit the railjoint to be easily removed when desired.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.4

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure lis a perspective view of our improved rail-joint, showing the same applied in position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3 3. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of one of the interlocking iishplates. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the other interlocking fish-plate.

In the drawings the reference-numeral l represents the rails having openings 2 formed in the webs thereof. The interlocking shplate 3 carries a series of inwardly-projectin g pins or studs 4., whichare formed integral therewith. This ish-plate 3 also has formed thereto chair portions 5 5, carried at each end, and a central rib 6, carrying an upward extension 7 of suficient resiliency to permit of its swinging outward and which extends upwardly in alinexnent with the upper ridge of the fish-plate 3. The said chair portions have upturned ends 8, and the central rib is pro-v The fish-platelO carries downward extensions ll at each end and a central extension l2, these extensions 1]. and 12 corresponding to the chair portions 5 and the central rib 6. This iish-plate 10 has also formed therein a central reduced portion 14, which forms a seat, and has side walls l5 on each side of the central reinforced portion 16.

The manner of applying our improved railjoint is as follows: The iish-plate 3 carries the pins or studs 4, the latter extending through the openings 2 of the rail, the base of the rail being seated upon the chair portions 5- and central rib 6. The fish-plate IO is then placed in proper position, the extensions 1l and l2 forming an interlocking engagement with the upturned ends S and portion 9 of the centralprfib, the upwardly-extending portion 7 being seated in the recess 14, thereby preventing the lateral movement of the device. Owing to the resiliency of the vextension 7`it will be noted that the same will when the latter isin alinement with said extension.

The many advantages obtained by the use of our improved rail-joint will be readily apparent from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a rail-joint, the combination with the rails, a fish-plate carrying pins or studs, chair portions on each end having upturned ends formed integral with said fish-plate, a central rib carrying an upward extension, a fish-plate carrying extensions adapted to interlock in the upturned ends of the chair portions, substantially as described.

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2. In a mil-joint, the combination with the v rib, all parts being arranged, and operating 1o rails, a. ish-plate carrying pins or studs exsubstantially as described.

tendinginwardly, chair portions carrying p- In testimony whereof we afx our signaturned ends formed integral with said shtures in the presence of two witnesses.

5 plate, a central rib carrying upward exten- JOSEPH W. DIXON. sions, the fish-plate having a central recess JOHN D. DEVINE. or seat formed therein, downward extensions Witnesses: formed integral with said fish-plate adapted JOHN NOLAND,

to interlock said chair portions and central E. E. POTTER. 

